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Number of visitors to the City of David over the years.

Number of visitors to the City of David over the years.

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This article analyses the development and progress of conflicts at the “City of David” heritage-tourism site in Jerusalem, Israel and the reciprocal relations between heritage sites and conflicts. It offers a comprehensive examination of the development of a major tourist attraction in Israel. Our research is based on the following two methods of q...

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... article offers a comprehensive examination of the development of the City of David, Jerusalem, currently a major tourist attraction in Israel (Figures 1 and 2). The site was developed as a heritage site in a conflict-ridden area and within two decades emerged as one of the most significant sites in Jerusalem, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors annually. ...
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... is situated in the residential area of the village of Silwan (an Arabs village). Almost half a million domestic and international tourists of different tourist segments visit the site annually ( Figure 1). ...

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